Charles Tolliver Discography
1968 (age 26)
Charles Tolliver And His All Stars
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax #4-6; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
Town Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ, July 2, 1968
| 1. | Earl's World | Black Lion (E) BLP 30117 |
| 2. | Peace With Myself | - |
| 3. | Right Now | - |
| 4. | Household Of Saud | - |
| 5. | Lil's Paradise | - |
| 6. | Paper Man | - |
* Black Lion (E) BLP 30117 Charles Tolliver And His All Stars 1971
= Freedom (E) FLP 41002 Charles Tolliver - Paper Man
= Arista Freedom AL 1002 - 1975
1972 (age 30)
Charles Tolliver's Music Inc
Charles Tolliver, trumpet, flugelhorn; John Hicks, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Alvin Queen, drums.
Loosdrecht Jazz Festival, Loosdrecht, Holland, August 9, 1972
| Grand Max | Strata-East SES-19740/1 | |
| Truth | - | |
| Prayer For Peace | - |
same session.
| Our Second Father | - | |
| Repetition | - |
* Strata-East SES-19740/1 Charles Tolliver's Music Inc - Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival 1973
= Black Lion (E) BLP 30131/2 Charles Tolliver's Music Inc. - Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival 1974
= Black Lion (G) BLCD 760145 Charles Tolliver - Grand Max 1990
1977
Charles Tolliver / Music Inc
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Nathen Page, guitar; Steve Novosel, bass; Alvin Queen, drums.
Paris, France, November, 1977
| Earl's World | Baystate (J) RVJ-6025 | |
| Impact | - | |
| Compassion | - | |
| Truth | - |
* Baystate (J) RVJ-6025 Charles Tolliver - New Tolliver 1978
= Strata-East SES-8001 Charles Tolliver, Music Inc - Compassion 1980
= Strata-East (G) SECD 9011; Bellaphon (G) 660-51-007 - 1991
= Baystate (J) BVCJ-35117 Charles Tolliver - New Tolliver 2009
1979
The Charles Tolliver Big Band
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; and others.
Funkhaus Des NDR, Hamburg, West Germany, February 19-23, 1979
| Ruthie's Heart | Mosaic MS-037 | |
| Mother Wit | - | |
| Plight | - | |
| Lynnsome | - | |
| Grand Max | - | |
| Rejoicin' | - | |
| Impact | - |
* Mosaic MS-037 The Charles Tolliver Big Band - Mosaic Select 2011
1988 (age 46)
Charles Tolliver Quartet
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Alain Jean-Marie, piano; Ugonna Okegwa, bass; Ralph Van Duncan, drums.
Quasimodo, Berlin, West Germany, July 21 and 22, 1988
| Ruthie's Heart | Strata-East (G) SECD 9003 | |
| Ah I See | - | |
| Stretch | - | |
| On The Nile | - |
same session.
| Toughin' | Strata-East (G) SECD 9013 | |
| Drought | - | |
| For Love Of What | - | |
| Impact | - | |
| In The Trenches | - |
* Strata-East (G) SECD 9003; Bellaphon (G) 660-51-001 Charles Tolliver - Live In Berlin At The Quasimodo Vol. 1 1990
* Strata-East (G) SECD 9013; Bellaphon (G) 660-51-011 Charles Tolliver - Live In Berlin At The Quasimodo Vol. 2 1992
2006 (age 64)
Charles Tolliver Big Band
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; with The Charles Tolliver Big Band: Chris Albert, Keyon Harrold, David Weiss, James Zollar, trumpet; David Guy, lead trumpet; Joe Fiedler, Clark Gayton, Stafford Hunter, Jason Jackson, trombone; Aaron Johnson, bass trombone, tuba; Jimmy Cozier, alto sax; Todd Bashore, alto sax, clarinet; Craig Handy, alto, soprano sax, clarinet, flute; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Bill Saxton, tenor sax, clarinet; Howard Johnson, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Stanley Cowell or Robert Glasper, piano; Cecil McBee, acoustic bass; Victor Lewis, drums; with special guest: Ched Tolliver, guitar.
Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, June 2 and 3, 2006
| Rejoicin' | Blue Note 0946 3 69315 2 4 | |
| With Love | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Mournin' Variations | - | |
| Right Now | - | |
| Suspicion | - | |
| Hit The Spot | - |
* Blue Note 0946 3 69315 2 4 Charles Tolliver Big Band - With Love 2006
2008
Charles Tolliver Big Band
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; with Keyon Harrold, Cameron Johnson, David Weiss, Michael Williams, trumpet; Mike Dease, Stafford Hunter, Jason Jackson, Ernest Stuart, trombone; Aaron Johnson, bass trombone; Todd Bashore, alto sax, flute, piccolo; Bruce Williams, alto, soprano sax, clarinet, flute; Billy Harper, Marcus Strickland, tenor sax; Bill Saxton, tenor, soprano sax, clarinet, flute; Jason Marshall, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Stanley Cowell or Anthony Wonsey, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Gene Jackson, drums.
Blue Note, NYC, July 10 and 11, 2008
| On The Nile | Half Note HN 4539 | |
| I Want To Talk About You | - | |
| Emperor March | - | |
| Chedlike | - | |
| In The Trenches | - | |
| Toughin' | - |
* Half Note HN 4539 Charles Tolliver Big Band - Emperor March: Live At The Blue Note 2009